NCSOFT to launch Horizon on mobile in late 2026

BUSAN — NCSOFT plans to release a PC and mobile version of Sony’s global hit Horizon series as early as late next year, the company announced during the world premiere of the much-touted game’s footage at G-STAR 2025, Thursday. NCSOFT unveiled video footage of the pre-alpha version of Horizon Steel Frontiers during the opening session of the game convention. For years, there had been speculation that NCSOFT would use the Horizon series’s intellectual property, but this is the first time the company has officially announced that it is developing a massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) as an official entry in the Horizon franchise. “Except for the initial concept stage, we have been working with Sony Interactive Entertainment and Guerrilla Games for about four years,” NCSOFT Executive Producer Lee Sung-gu said during the premiere. “We are targeting a global audience, and while it was important to respect the existing Horizon fandom, we also wanted to show the fun of MMORPGs to players who may not be familiar with the genre … We cannot confirm the exact ti